The students were to be inhabitants of Sherborne and between the ages of seven and eleven at the time of their enrollment.
On Sundays, the boys were required to attend services and bible study from 8 am to 1 pm.
[2] Richard Foster had also directed that funds from his estate go toward the education of "ten poor maids of the town of Sherborne".
However it was not until 1738 when girls were enrolled in classes, leading to the founding of Lord Digby's School in 1747.
The Foster's site at Tinney's Lane and all of the property associated with the school were sold off for housing development, the school being commemorated by the naming of the main estate as "Foster's Field".